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MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB - $900
Intel Core i7-12700K - Core i7 12th Gen - $400
2TB Internal Solid State Drive SSD TM8FP6002T0C101 - $132
EVGA SuperNOVA G6 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply - $140
Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4 RAM 32GB (16GBx2) 3200MHz - $80
MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard - $200
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 - $96
Case - TBD (~$100)

Total ~ $2000

I'm new to all this and basically got this build off reddit, is there anything you guys would change? I've also heard liquid cooling can be complicated so I'm a bit nervous about that, especially since this is my first build. Should I substitute that for something else?

First build? Yea, I probably wouldn't dabble in liquid cooling if I were you. Noctua makes some really efficient fans that are both very cooling AND quiet.

You forgot to list the cpu. But otherwise that looks like a great build. Just make sure you know how many fans your case comes with. You might need to buy extra case fans, depending on the case. Like my Phanteks P500a only comes with 3 fans in the front, so I had to buy 1 more for the back.

Solid, my man. Did you get a nice monitor?

NoxObscuras posted...

You forgot to list the cpu. But otherwise that looks like a great build. Just make sure you know how many fans your case comes with. You might need to buy extra case fans, depending on the case. Like my Phanteks P500a only comes with 3 fans in the front, so I had to buy 1 more for the back.

I knew I was forgetting something lol, edited the post. Thanks for the advice, wouldn't have thought to check that.

Jupiter posted...

First build? Yea, I probably wouldn't dabble in liquid cooling if I were you. Noctua makes some really efficient fans that are both very cooling AND quiet.

Cool, I'll look into those, thanks

PoopPotato posted...

Solid, my man. Did you get a nice monitor?

Still haven't decided on one yet. Got one you'd recommend?

Tropendrope posted...

I knew I was forgetting something lol, edited the post. Thanks for the advice, wouldn't have thought to check that.

Yeah it's not something you really think about until you get the case and you're like "wait a minute..."

Cool, I'll look into those, thanks

I second Noctua fans. They are top notch. The main downside is that some of their models are only offered in brown. But they have started making some models in black. So they won't look completely ugly lol.

Oh and if you need reviews on cases, then Steve Burke aka "Tech Jesus" does an overview of the best/worst cases of the year, each November. So no 2022 video yet, but last year's video could help if you need some ideas.

https://youtu.be/YtyWUAjmmZA